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moJimbo
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Shah Alam, Malaysia
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 10:11 AM UTC
haloo evryone, i'm a newbie from shahalam, skrg working in architect firm in sunway.. it's great to have a forum of local modellers... can exchange info opinions etc.

just a bit of myself-

my first model: monogram 1/48 huey hog... buat cincai je. masa tu lpas spm 89- painted using watercolour & paint kat kedai hardware :-)

started modeling serioiusly (ahem!) while study in uk... a lot of model shops there! also begin to use airbrush w/can compressed air. first model- hsgwa f-16c 1/72..not well painted though but i still have it.

i used to make car/ship/bike kits but not anymore. now i build some afv/aircraft- mostly ww2german, but some modern as well.

current project:
monogram f-105 thud 1/48
tamiya tiger2 dio
tamiya horch
academy warrior
academy m-12 155mm
dml sdkfz 250/1 neu
dll 10++ kits.. tak ingat dah..

that all for now.. have to get back to work. bye.
Silantra
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Putrajaya, Malaysia
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 10:38 AM UTC
at ease soldier!!

welcome home moJimbo. so are u working in shah alam or stay in shah alam or both..or something else?? hehe
so i see ur took SPM in 89 that's make me 2 yrs younger than u...

ok while waiting for other to join...i would like to introduce some of us here....the least active malaysian in this site is sicktunez a.k.a opie... , beachbum , floggen, ave and oraora....

about me...basically i'm into AFV but buils almost ape2 saje ....
been full time into this hobby for almost 5 years now but started since kid like many of us...

current project, dio for my M115 howitzer...and panther G for battle of the bulge campaign. wellu can also join the campaign section..

welcome again to this wonderful site!


beachbum
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 10:42 AM UTC
Welcome aboard Mojimbo. Like I mentioned in the other post its great to have another M'sian on the forum. I'm not too far away from where you work as I'm staying in Pusat Bandar Puchong. The rest of the guys here tak jauh sangat other than Oraora but I'll let them introduce themselves.

Too bad you tak beli and stock up while you were in UK. Lots of pilihan and you can get almost anything unlike back here. I'm also a bit new as I only got back into the hobby early this year after a very long lay off. I'm working mainly with figures and a bit of dios.

Hope to see some of your work.
moJimbo
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 11:11 AM UTC
hi beachbum & silantra.. you guys ni buat kerja ke curi tulang??

btw while in uk i bought some kits (not much, don't have credit card back then!) mostly tamiya & dml, and shipped them back to msia when i finished study. but when i'm here i beli lagi banyak kits so yg lama2 tu pun banyak yg backlog.. he he he..

anyway, kedai model kat uk yg bestnya they have, other than plastic kits, a lot of accessories, decals, resin, books and paint stock.. you can find anything u want.
oraora
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Kuching, Malaysia
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 11:11 AM UTC
hi there, mojimbo, welcome to this community!

I'm from sibu, Sarawak but have been living in kuching for so long that i can be considered "orang kuching".

well, it seems like we have another aircraft fan..good! I built aircraft 1/72, mil figures 1/35 and gundams.

no current project at moment, quite busy at the moment. Maybe planning to built the mystere IVA or the Super Etendard or the p-47,or..., ahhh can't make up my mind!

Anyway, Good to have u aboard..looking forward to your pics.
beachbum
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 12:19 PM UTC
Kenny go for the P-47. I haven't seen one of those in a long time. Beautiful plane.

Your'e right Mojimbo, I memang curi tulang, big time. The Boss sucks but then I guess most bosses do.
Silantra
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 01:13 PM UTC
hahaha..talk about curi tulang...
a lii' bit my friends....but i can tell u that my main core bussiness are not in the office..80% of my job is of of the office............

nice having u aboard
oraora
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Kuching, Malaysia
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 02:29 PM UTC
then p-47 it is, but need to wait for some time. i guess this kit's decals has dried up, like when u dipped it in water, the decals started cracking up. u guys know how to solve this problem?
ave
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Klang, Malaysia
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Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 05:08 PM UTC

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then p-47 it is, but need to wait for some time. i guess this kit's decals has dried up, like when u dipped it in water, the decals started cracking up. u guys know how to solve this problem?


There is something like microset decal solution or something like that that you can apply in order to 'fix' the decals. However, I havent seen it being sold in Malaysia so far. looks like you can only get it on the internet.
Ask the guys in the public forum,some might be able to give other advice.
oraora
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Posted: Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 11:01 AM UTC
thanks for the advice lim, i never heard of that stuff. My friend did ask me to just spray clear paint on it, but i'm quite skeptical about it . Hope that microset stuff don't cost that much.
Silantra
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Posted: Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 11:06 AM UTC
decal cracked??

i've read somewhere that to fix this problem, there's a product called decalfix but i tak tahu from which maker. I rasa from Micro Sol jugak...

micro set tak boleh guan to fix this...it's just a setting solution.

my 2 cents
sicktunez
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Subang Jaya, Malaysia
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Posted: Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 12:39 PM UTC
WAH MOJIMBO! bagusshhh, now i gotta friend who lives near by...
welcome aboard.
i live in subang jaya la bro, keje kat glenmarie.
sure we can go tehtarik or something later later nanti.

im currrrrious about your tiger2 diorama, issit ready yet?
and how many dio uve come up with so far? sorry la, imma diorama lover.

good to have you here, bro.

moJimbo
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Shah Alam, Malaysia
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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 08:50 AM UTC
hi sicktunez.... aaa.. tiger2 dio tu blum siap lagi, its a tamiya tiger2 + engine maint.crew. havent started on the base yet, my first attempt on dio actually- slalunya i put the model on a simple wood base je. I'll post the pics when its fnished.
but now the tiger2 is kiv skjap cos i nak siapkan the horch & f-105 thunderchief dulu.. he he.. yesterday i just bought tamiya churchill tank.. hmm maybe do that one first lah.. he he.
.. so much to do with so little time..
beachbum
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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 08:51 PM UTC
Mojimbo my man something just hit me as I was reading your mail. You said you worked in an architect firm. Can you get access to "free" or cheap model house making material. I'm specifically looking for styrene sheets. I'm currently working on a little vignette featuring British SBS raiding a boat.

Making the boat from scratch was tough. I ended up using the plastic used for plastic files. Not very good material. Problem here in Malaysia is getting good dio material such as styrene, etc. Can you get stryene sheets or some close equivalent of 0.5 mm and 1 mm. thickness? Its too expensive to order from overseas.

By the way I'm sure I speak for the guys when I say do post some of your pics. It would be nice to look at the progress of your dio.
moJimbo
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Posted: Monday, October 11, 2004 - 08:05 AM UTC
hi beachbum... about the styrene sheets, have u tried the yellow pages under architectural model maker, or an art shop? i'm actually looking for the sheets myself for a bit of scratchbuilding on the afv... if i found any i'll let u know.
oraora
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Kuching, Malaysia
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Posted: Monday, October 11, 2004 - 02:17 PM UTC

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decal cracked??

i've read somewhere that to fix this problem, there's a product called decalfix but i tak tahu from which maker. I rasa from Micro Sol jugak...

micro set tak boleh guan to fix this...it's just a setting solution.

my 2 cents


Is this Micro Sol or decalfix stuff available in KL? If yes, i will go get one when i go to kl end of this year, otherwise i have salvage some decals from other kits..
Silantra
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 07:34 AM UTC

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decal cracked??

i've read somewhere that to fix this problem, there's a product called decalfix but i tak tahu from which maker. I rasa from Micro Sol jugak...

micro set tak boleh guan to fix this...it's just a setting solution.

my 2 cents


Is this Micro Sol or decalfix stuff available in KL? If yes, i will go get one when i go to kl end of this year, otherwise i have salvage some decals from other kits..


hi again guys..

oraora,

sorry to say that those stuff takde jual in KL as far is my knowledge is concern. i pun got that stuff from the internet. u can try greatmodels.com.

Silantra
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 07:39 AM UTC
beachbum and mojimbo,
about the plastic sheet, in malaysia i manage to find 1 shop that sell Plastruct plastic. They are sole agent for plastruct in malaysia. Be advised that their prices are like hell!!! better u buy them from the internet. They're focusing in archi company and train modelers. Masa i pergi tauke kedai tanya ' you're from which company??' that's means his customer semua company meaning pakai duit company utk beli..that's why mahal...but i manage to buy 1 sheet for rm20

anyway yesterday i manage to find the Replica shop kg baru..according to the guy, they will take plastruct stocks soon....this is good news

sicktunez
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 02:01 PM UTC
replica kg baru?
this is interesting enuff.. what do they sell? and where exactly is the shop ?
Silantra
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 03:34 PM UTC

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replica kg baru?
this is interesting enuff.. what do they sell? and where exactly is the shop ?


opie,
kedai nih betul2 depan nasi lemak antarabangsa..
they sell kits la...hehehe...but not so many..harga pon about the same...

but bussiness time from 9 to 5.30 pm....first time i went there around 6.15 so kedai dah tutup..the next day baru sempat masuk...
beachbum
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Posted: Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 11:09 AM UTC
Silantra,

So I see you finally managed to make it to Kg. Baru. If you go on Saturday afternoon you can meet up with a lot of fellow modellers who hang out there.

Actually I've already talked to Hilmi and Adnil who run the shop at Kg. Baru shop much earlier about the plastic sheets. The ones they have are slightly thick and are actually used as advertising boards. I've told them to try and get thinner ones and advised them to pack them in A4 size sheets coz a lot of scratchbuilders are looking for styrene or something similar.

I got some from them but their thickness makes it good only for making broad shapes but not finer details.

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